se7enthdevil
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what you making???
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stuff chains. use a big drill, big chisel, big hammer and big muscles...
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all kd except for the legs that i got from woodworks. bought it all from timports.
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that's what i coated it with. two coats too, what went wrong??? i thought putting that on it would give john a lovely table for years to come but it's gone an odd colour. i think muttley's right john it will have to be sanded and refinished.
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it's worth as much as some one is willing to pay. as its still wet it will only be £15ft3 but if you had a whole tree of sawn boards then you could sell it for £45ft3. that would make a 12x12x3 blank £5 but as turners we have to worry about if that bit will split or not. £15 is a perfectly reasonable price for a dry blank that size whether it be spalted or just nicely figured as this bit is.
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what section of wood is needing to be curved here, 6"x2"??? is it a joist?
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i have to agree with you there jon, though technically it's called figured not flamed. flamed wood is when it's cut through a crotch so you get this pattern on a bit of veneer.
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i dream of being able to do one of them one day but i doubt it will be that big. looks to be 9' by my reckoning.
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helped cut up an ancient old bugger once and it was just as coloured, beautiful stuff you got there mate. a table will look good but what's happening to the rest of it?
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perhaps whittling is the wrong word in this instance. rather than use it for splitting logs by hammering it in the end i'll be using it to slice off chunks of timber that are in the way either for use on the lathe or flattening a surface so that rough bits can sit flatter on the ripsaw so they can be cut without rocking back and forth. what word can i use for that description?
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the extra decay resistance was what i was thinking too plus it will be a lovely golden yellow. i'm only going to use mine for whittling purposes so i think i'll use that.
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need to do this myself, if you start the process i'd like some pics to see how you do it. for mine i think i'm just going to copy the handle i have (it's falling off hence the replacement) but not sure what to use. anyone think robinia would do the job???
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there is a tiny bit on the end you can see but it is only on the end. it was slightly woolly as i wasn't too bothered as to how well i turned it but it's not soft at all. to fix the handle i drilled a 2" diameter hole 3" deep in to the head then 1" the rest of the way and all came out as hard curly shavings. if it fails again i'll just make a new one. i was merely trying to utilise a spare bit of wood i had kicking about and turn it in to something useful.
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doesn't matter the bit that broke is no longer there, the beech handle should not break...
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try one of these. .
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think stihlben had set up a huge forestor saw with rollers, it will munch through that i minutes... http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/milling-forum/69273-forestor-bandmill.html
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proper thunderbirds job, tat was a tank with a tipper on the back. looks like it belonged in a pod from T2... considering how much of the root plate is still in tact it looks like it would survive even with no attention. one near me blew over in 87 and looked the same and it's now a phoenix.
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finally got round to taking a pic of the fixed mallet, jut drilled the center out and turned a large handle for it. if i snap this one then i'm just too strong... .
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does it smell?
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that's not opepe which is what i thought it was from your description over he phone. at first glance it looks like it will be one of the dipteocarpaceae family from Indonesia and the Philippines, most likely it is either one of the red balau species of which there are too many to pin it down to one or it's keruing. if you can work out it's ft3 weight i might be narrow it down further.
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more decorative than anything else but could easily be used for cabinetry or turning. has been know to be used for coffin sides as it grows fast and is light in weight.
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excellent timber, fell it, mill it, sell it... 30" is a good size too. once dry its a good hard timber with very similar properties to ash but it's lighter in weight.
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what sycamore rounds do you have? the walnut must be at least 16" of heartwood. not sure on the apple but i may take some as i'll pay for it to be palleted.
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i have to split what i've got, can't be too fussy when its free...
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got no wide boards but could let you have enough for a glued up one, more stable that way. i've some 4" squares that i could rip down the middle but they are only 80cm
